idiom · informal
hit the roof
/hɪt ðə ruːf/hit·the·ROOF
to become extremely angry
Examples
“When she found out the company had sold her idea without credit, she hit the roof.”
“He hit the roof when he saw the bill for the repairs.”
“Parents will hit the roof if they learn their child was involved in vandalism.”
Band 8 sentence
“When I read the audit report and realised they'd been falsifying figures, I hit the roof and demanded an immediate meeting with senior management.”
Collocations
- hit the roof + when/over/after
- absolutely hit the roof
Word family
Common mistakes
He hitted the roof when he saw the invoice.→He hit the roof when he saw the invoice.
She hit the roofs after hearing the news.→She hit the roof after hearing the news.
She was hit the roof.→She hit the roof.
Say it for a higher band
5get angry→6become very angry→7+hit the roof
Synonyms
see red
blow a fuse
Easily confused
see red
“When he discovered the betrayal, he literally saw red.”
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